uk.com, us.com, eu.com & de.com - 26.08.09
We were alerted this morning that an error in Microsoft's SmartScreen system, which provides protection against phishing and malware for Internet Explorer 8, has caused it to report legitimate websites under uk.com, us.com, eu.com & de.com as unsafe.
Microsoft's Global Security Director is treating the error as a matter of urgency, and will be reporting back to us shortly on the measures they are taking to resolve this issue. We will keep you advised.

New gTLD Applications received by ICANN

.ASIA domains - No
ETA at present
These domains will be for residents and organisations in the
Asia / Australia / Pacific Region only. For further information
see http://www.dotasia.org/.

.CAT domains - No
ETA at present
This domain is intended to represent the Catalan language. For further information
see http://www.puntcat.org/.